Hillal Soudani

ASO Chlef

Born in Chlef, Soudani began his career in the junior ranks of his hometown club ASO Chlef. In May 2006, aged 19, he made his first team debut for the club as a substitute against USM Annaba in the 28th round of the 2005–06 Algerian Championnat National, coming on for Samir Zaoui in the 72nd minute. In 2008, Soudani was chosen as the 2008 Young Player of the Year by DZFoot after scoring 11 goals in 24 games in the 2007–08 season. In June 2011, Soudani went on trial with French Ligue 2 club Le Mans FC.

Vitória de Guimarães

On 8 August 2011, Soudani signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães. The transfer fee was rumoured to be €800,000. On 25 August 2011, Soudani made his official debut for Vitória as a 66th-minute substitute in a 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round match against Atlético Madrid. On 16 October 2011, Soudani opened his scoring account for the club with a brace in the third round of the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal against Moura Atlético Clube. After trailing 1–0, Soudani scored the equaliser in the 89th minute of the match to send the match to extra-time, before scoring the winner in the 117th minute. On 1 April 2012, he scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in a 3–1 win against Paços de Ferreira. On 21 April, he scored a brace in a 3–2 win against União de Leiria. On 26 May 2013, Soudani helped Vitória win their first ever Taça de Portugal by beating Benfica 2–1 in the final, scoring the…

In February 2011, Soudani was selected by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha as part of the Algerian A' national team for the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan. In the opening group stage match, against Uganda, Soudani started and scored a goal in the 61st minute as Algeria won 2–0. In the second group match, against Gabon, Soudani scored a brace with goals in the 71st and 90th minute of the match in a 2–2 draw. Despite not scoring in the remainder of the competition, Soudani finished as one of the top scorers in the competition with three goals. On 14 May 2011, Soudani was called up by Benchikha to the Algeria national team for the first time for a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco. On 4 June 2011, he made his debut as a substitute for Rafik Djebbour in the 79th minute of the match.

Club

As of 1 June 2026

International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soudani goal.

ASO Chlef

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2010–11 Vitória Guimarães

Taça de Portugal: 2013 Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian First League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 Croatian Cup: 2015, 2016, 2018 Croatian Super Cup: 2013 Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2019–20 Greek Cup: 2019–20 Algeria

FIFA Arab Cup: 2021 Individual

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Footballer of the Year: 2010–11 DZFoot d'Or Young Player of the Year: 2008 DZFoot d'Or: 2013 Football Oscar Best Prva HNL player: 2018 Football Oscar Team of the Year: 2014, 2017, 2018 Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal): 2017 African Nations Championship top scorer: 2011 (3 goals) Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2010–11 (18 goals) Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers top scorer: 2017 (7 goals) Croatian First Football League top scorer: 2017–18 (17 goals) Croatian First Football League top assist maker: 2014–15 Slovenian First League Player of the Month: April 2024, May 2024, March 2025 Slovenian First League Team of the Season: 2023–24, 2024–25